It's Making Monday!
Today's Suggested Activity
Make a luminary
Light it on your doorstep or in a window OR give it to someone else to "spark" kindness tonight and throughout the week.

Supplies needed: white paper bag, a battery-operated votive candle, markers and your imagination; NOTE: limited luminary supplies available on steps outside the Forbes Building starting at 9 am.
Also Happening Today
  • Pick up a Kindness Early Literacy Kit on the steps of the Westborough Public Library (WPL) starting at 10 am (while supplies last), provided by the Westborough Public Library Kids’ Department.

  • Westborough Youth & Family Services (WYFS) will have supplies for fun kindness-themed art projects ready for pick up in front of the Forbes Municipal Building. WYFS would love to see your art projects. Please send photos to joneil-welch@town.westborough.ma.us and they will share them to their Facebook Page.

  • Stop by Elsie Kaye Glassworks studio/gift shop to pick up a set of free glass friendship beads - one to keep and one to give to someone who needs a little kindness. And, they'll help you turn one of the beads into a pendant or keychain! Stop in anytime between 10am and 2pm (free for the first 30 people!).
Reminders for the week
  • FOR TOMORROW (pre-registration required): Sohum Yoga is offering 5 free spots in their virtual 11:15am “Yoga Flow” class. Registration is required. To register, email ritu.kapur@sohum.org. 

  • If you registered for yesterday's Kickoff to Kindness Week but were unable to pick-up your Take and Spread Kindness Toolkit, they will be available outside the Forbes building (along with supplies from WYFS). Also, please complete our brief program feedback form HERE. Missed the presentation? Westborough TV was there and you can watch it HERE.

  • Helping Hand for Relief and Development is hosting a clothing & toy drive at 80 Turnpike Road. Click HERE to view details.

  • Board & Brush is offering a Choose Kindness @ Home Kit for a reduced price. Look at their FB page HERE for ordering information. They are also raffling 3 complimentary kits. Nominate someone who has shown kindness through their actions for a chance to win a kit for them. 

  • Visit the Boro Sugar Shack to leave a message on their Wall of Sweet Sentiments. All participants will receive a coupon to use in the store. 

  • Free teen Kindness Kit are available at the Westborough Library Teen Zone (while supplies last). Also, learn about their Kindness writing contest HERE, and click HERE for their Kindness Bingo Board.

  • Visit the Kids’ Department section of the Westborough Public Library’s (WPL) website for kindness book suggestions and caregiver resources put together by the children’s librarian. Click HERE to browse the collection and request titles to borrow with your library card.

  • First United Methodist Church is celebrating by showing kindness to animals. Click HERE to see their daily suggestions or visit their Facebook page HERE.

  • Look out for special surprise ways our partners from the Westborough Public Schools, Westborough Women's Club, Boroughs YMCA, Westborough Police Dept., Westborough Fire Dept., Westborough Veterans Advisory Board and Westborough Girl Scouts will be spreading kindness.
Send us your photos of Spring Kindness Week!

email: Westboroughconnects@gmail.com
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About Westborough Connects

Westborough Connects is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (EIN # 84-1751472) focused on building a more connected and kind community where everybody feels like they belong. Often in partnership with others, Westborough Connects creates opportunities to support and celebrate the diversity, spirit, and character of Westborough through programs and events that are community-based, strengths-based and dedicated to connecting people to resources and each other. Visit us at http://www.westboroughconnects.org